1701 A.D. Gold Edition includes the critically acclaimed empire building strategy game 1701 A.D. and introduces the expansion 1701 A.D. ? The Sunken Dragon. The Sunken Dragon adds to 1701 A.D.?s nearly limitless replayability with a new 11-mission, story-driven campaign and a new world editor that allows gamers to design and share maps for single-player or online play. New computer artificial intelligence profiles, buildings, subquests and an empire-shattering new natural disaster add even more depth to the robust 1701 A.D. experience.

1701 A.D. Gold Edition takes players to an 18th-century land under the Queen?s orders to develop settlements and grow a massive empire. Players must keep their citizenry happy by developing and acquiring goods to satisfy their ever-growing needs while working to gain the upper hand on opponents. Gamers will challenge wily AI antagonists, each with unique personalities and traits, or take on human opposition online and interact with them through diplomacy, trade, sabotage, espionage and even military might in order to reign supreme in the New World.

Features:

* A unique combination of empire building, trade, exploration, diplomacy and battle
* Easy-to-learn gameplay featuring a tutorial with audio and visual prompts, plus interactive in-game help
* Huge 3D game world with various zoom and rotate camera angles for exploration
* Information mode, in which 3D symbols appear to give players instant information on resources and buildings
* More than 100 sub-quests that reward the player for performing various tasks
* Multiplayer mode allowing up to 4 gamers to play over a LAN or the Internet in Player vs. Player or Co-Op modes.
* Secret operations, such as sabotage, espionage and demagoguery, build greater interaction between parties
* Queen feature provides help to players during lower levels and introduces challenges as the game progresses
* Village center, which is the hub of the settlement, provides players with a real-time gauge of the city?s progress through the appearance of the center and the activities of its inhabitants.
* Optional military elements allowing for unit troop formations and troop feedback as they take part in spectacular battles on land and at sea.